Yes, come visit the new site. All the patterns from the pattern page will eventually be transferred over — I’m hoping that it will make browsing the patterns so much easier! It will be a gradual process, but new patterns will only be posted on the website — but I’ll make sure to mention them here with a link

Edit Feb. 1/10: today, $200 was donated to the Canadian Red Cross Haiti Relief effort. Thank You!!!

This fundraising effort has been extended through the month of February in a modified form: for February 2010, 20% of pattern sales will be donated to the CRC Haiti Relief efforts.

Edit Jan. 28/10: to date, you have purchased 63 patterns that have helped raise $152.30 for the Canadian Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti. Thank you!!

Edit Jan 18/10: I’ve created a post  here, on my Shifting Stitches blog, to show you all how much your generosity is helping. Just overnight 6 patterns were sold, raising $14.68 for Haiti!  Thank you so much!

Ravelry.com has provided a wonderful way to help designers reach out to those in need.

Ravelry has provided the special Help for Haiti tag for patterns (you have to be a member to see the patterns on these pages — membership is free) so that Ravellers can see at a glance those patterns for which designers are offering to donate monies to relief agencies working in Haiti. Purchasers pay the regular price for the pattern and the designer donates a specified amount to a relief agency of their choice.

Selected PurpleSage, South Mountain ~ Naturally and Cranberry Ocean Knits knitting patterns are part of this program. 50% of sales until January 31, 2010 will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross to aid in their relief efforts in Haiti.

This little item has just been added to the Cranberry Ocean Knitting Patterns page. Lots of details there

4 sizes available and sized to fit heads: 12 – 14(14 – 16, 16 – 18, 19 – 22) inches [31–36(36–41, 41–46, 48–56) cm]

The newest release from Cranberry Ocean Knits — this charming little baby blanket.

Pattern stitch sequences are both charted and written out. Pattern also includes suggestions on how to make larger blankets.

All measurements are given in US and metric.

Notions:
2 stitch markers; large-eyed needle for weaving in ends

Method:
knit flat

Skills:
knit, k2tog, m1, purl, p2tog, p3tog, skp, ssk, yo

pdf pattern is letter size paper; 7 pages

This pdf knitting pattern is available as a download from Ravelry.com for $5.95USD

Hope you enjoy this one!

As 2009 draws to a close — way too quickly! — I’d like to thank you one and all for following along my journey, trying out my knitting patterns and hopefully enjoying life along the way.

May 2010 bring you much joy, health and as much yarn as your needles/hooks can handle!

Best Wishes from all of us at Cranberry Ocean Knits!

Baby Blanket, Play Rug or Lapghan

Newest release from Cranberry Ocean Knits:

This versatile little blanket can be used as a Baby Blanket, a Play Rug or a Lap-ghan — or adapt the pattern to make a full size afghan.

Adult Hat

Bonus: a hat pattern included sized from infant to adult!

Child's Hat

Pdf downloadable pattern available through Ravelry for $3.95USD

See the Pattern Page for full details.

Here’s the newest COK hat pattern — the Pink Diamonds Hat — lots more info on the Patterns page (tab at the top of the page).

This is the pattern on which I used the tubular cast-on beginning with Judy’s Magic Cast-on that I talked about earlier. I love it!

You can see the edge of the hat here — a beautifully rounded ribbing edge that is very stretchy and bounces back. Give it a try — you’ll never go back to regular ribbing again!

Here are some links to the techniques:

video link: Judy’s Magic Cast-on

static link: Judy’s Magic Cast-on (Knitty.com)

video link: Tubular Cast-on using Judy’s Magic Cast-on

video link: Magic Loop

 

Oct. 25, 2009 eta: link
see Cranberry Ocean Knits Pattern page for more details

I know it’s been a while  — I have been experiencing whatever the opposite of  “Start-itis”  is — lol — so many new projects started but have been avoiding the pattern writing. It’s so much more fun to play with yarn!!!!

Here’s a sneak preview of the Cobblestones and Rails Scarf pattern. It should be out within the next day or two is published!  This is such an easy pattern stitch that it makes for a quick knit as well as a great take-along project. There are only 2 stitch pattern repeats to remember!

I’m knitting up some alternative yarn samples so you can see what the pattern will look like using other yarns….so many possibilities — currently swatching Bernat Jr Jaquards Boo Berries.

I’ll put the links in as soon as the pattern’s published.

Sample is knit in Kertzer Northern Worsted

Bevs Country Cottage

For those of you who like to knit for hospital preemie units and like to make up your own patterns, I thought I’d share this wonderful site with you:

Bev has listed sizing information for:
~ head circumference,
~ foot size,
~ baby measurements (for sweaters) and
~ blanket sizes for preemies as small as 1 – 2 lbs

Hat sizes actually go right up to adult sizes.

Check out the newest pattern on the Pattern page